Working Paper #2008-014
Running The Marathon
Over the twentieth century universities in the industrialized world have
evolved from being "universities of culture" to "universities of
innovation." Policy makers and universities themselves see their one of
their major roles as supporting industrial innovation and thus economic
growth. We argue that this rests on a mis-cconception of the nature of
innovation and the value of universities. We argue that a more
appropriate function for this institution is as the "university of
reflection" where scholarship and truth-seeking are the ultimate goals.
- Keywords
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- innovation
- role of universities
- university-industry relations UNU-MERIT Working Papers ISSN 1871-9872
- JEL codes
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- O31
- O33
- O38
- Z0
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Cowan, W., Cowan, R., & Llerena, P. (2008). Running The Marathon (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2008-014). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=3037